Fishing
*Indian Hills Resort: Bouncing weather patterns seem to be creating inconsistent walleye success. Try the south flats or work north shore points but there isn’t much consistency to finding success. Look for improving success with leeches but most anglers are still using nightcrawlers.
*Van Hook Arm: Walleye success slowed although anglers are finding a lot of non-keeper 8- to 10-inch fish. Try extremely shallow pitching jigs into the trees and weeds or work deep in 35 feet or more with spinners and nightcrawlers.
*Garrison: Look for continued fair walleye success from Fort Stevenson State Park to Highway 83 on Lake Sakakawea working shallow and moving out to deeper water. Try throwing jigs and plastics or bait up towards the shallow shorelines or 12 to 18 feet along sunken humps with variety of presentations.
*Pick City: Lake Sakakawea remains inconsistent with some walleye success on the east end. Try slow death rigs with nightcrawlers or plastics. The bite is light so also try Lindy rigs. Work the Riverdale Bluffs, east end of Mallard Island, Wolf Creek, 7 Sisters, or Douglas Bay. Try pitching jigs up towards shore with larger fish in the weeds in Douglas Bay. Try 80 feet with a variety of presentations for salmon from the Riverdale Bluffs to Deadman’s Bay but also work the face of the dam.
*South shore: Anglers are finding continued fair walleye success. Try the mouth of Nishu Bay and other north shore points in 12 to 18 feet using spinners and bottom bouncers with nightcrawlers. However, some success is starting with crankbaits.
North Dakota Rivers Report, featuring Lake Sakakawea’s two major tributaries:
*Missouri River: Garrison Dam’s average daily releases are running 46,200 cubic feet per second (CFS) with an elevation of Lake Sakakawea at 1,852.2 feet above mean sea level.
*Little Missouri River, Long X Bridge: The streamflow average is rushing at 1,370 CFS after recent thundershowers while river stage is 1.61 feet.
*Yellowstone River, Sidney, Mont.: The Yellowstone’s river stage is 10.51 feet while flows are running 34,100 CFS.